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Recent passenger statistics reveal an unprecedented surge in commuter demand along the Rosslare-Dublin rail line since 2019, exposing a disparity between passenger growth and the National Transport Authority’s continued failure to increase service frequency... As commuters flock to public transport, they are met with overcrowded carriages, stagnant timetables, and chronic under-investment on one of the …
A rail advocacy group in the South-East have highlighted that there are no additional rail services confirmed yet for the upcoming Fleadh Cheoil... South East on Track are disappointed that Iarnród Éireann has not confirmed any additional train services to/from Wexford for Fleadh Cheoil na h-Éireann 2025, and are calling on Iarnród Éireann to step …
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There has been a lot of uproar across County Wexford ever since The Irish Times ran an article entitled 'NTA considering proposals to end direct rail services between Wexford and Dublin'... The proposals to terminate Rosslare and Wexford to Dublin trains at Wicklow or Greystones and provide a DART shuttle are based on two reports prepared …
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South East on Track is an organisation dedicated to the improvement of rail services across the South East Region... We have noted with disappointment an article in the Irish Times on April 2 2024 entitled: NTA considering proposals to end direct rail services between Wexford and Dublin. The proposals to terminate Rosslare & Wexford to Dublin …
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South East on Track is calling on Irish Ferries to offer Sail and Rail for their crossings out of Rosslare Europort. Sail and Rail offers a combined ferry and train ticket from destinations in Ireland to the UK... Irish Ferries offers this option to passengers at Dublin Port despite the closest railway stations at Connolly …
A young Wexford jockey won his first race at the tender age of just 16... Stone-Walsh had had his first ride at Gowran after he received his racing licence May, but 'Malaysian' provided Wexford native Conor Stone-Walsh with his breakthrough success at Dundalk's racecourse. The 9/2 tipped horse won by just a nose on the evening in the …
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Iarnrod Eireann has announced plans to pin Ireland’s longest railway bridge, the Barrow Bridge on the Wexford Waterford rail line, in the open position... Iarnrod Eireann wrote to South East on Track last week to announce plans to pin Ireland’s longest rail bridge the Barrow Bridge near Great Island in Co. Wexford into the open-to-shipping …
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On behalf of its 2,900 members located across the South East region, public transport advocacy group South East on Track would like to express its disappointment in recent comments by councillors in the Rosslare Municipal District regarding the Strategic Rail Review of the Wexford & Rosslare to Waterford rail line included in the October 26 …
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We sit down with South East on Track spokesperson Peter Branigan to talk about their aim to reopen the Rosslare – Waterford rail line… In 2010, the long-running Rosslare – Waterford rail line ceased operations following a decision made by Iarnród Éireann. Twelve years later, its absence continues to be felt profoundly in the South-East; …
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